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Zusatztext One strength of the book is that it is rich with fruitful and overlapping questions about the nature of morality and moral education. It provides a treasure chest of questions for those looking for research programs to develop on the topic. Some of the main questions Harris examines are urgent and pressing social and ethical problems. Informationen zum Autor John Harris is Emeritus Professor of Bioethics at the University of Manchester. His books include: The Value of Life (Routledge, 1985), Wonderwoman and Superman (OUP, 1992), Clones Genes and Immortality (OUP, 1998). He is the author or editor of twenty books and over three hundred and fifty papers. Klappentext Knowing how to be good is immensely important. The same goes for knowing how to make others be good--otherwise known as 'moral enhancement'. John Harris explores the many varied approaches to moral enhancement, from setting a good example to imbibing mood-altering substances, and asks whether and to what extent moral enhancement is possible. Zusammenfassung Knowing how to be good is immensely important. The same goes for knowing how to make others be good--otherwise known as 'moral enhancement'. John Harris explores the many varied approaches to moral enhancement, from setting a good example to imbibing mood-altering substances, and asks whether and to what extent moral enhancement is possible. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: What it's Like to be Good: Individual Responsibility 3: Taking the Human out of Human Rights 4: Moral Enhancement and Freedom 5: Taking Liberties with Free Fall 6: The God Machine, the God Delusion, and the Death of Liberty 7: 'Ethics is for Bad Guys': Putting the 'Moral' into Moral Enhancement 8: Molecules and Morality 9: Moral Progress and Moral Enhancement 10: Mind Reading and Mind Misreading 11: The Safety of the People 12: Persons or Machines Acknowledgements Index ...
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- 1: Introduction
- 2: What it's Like to be Good: Individual Responsibility
- 3: Taking the Human out of Human Rights
- 4: Moral Enhancement and Freedom
- 5: Taking Liberties with Free Fall
- 6: The God Machine, the God Delusion, and the Death of Liberty
- 7: 'Ethics is for Bad Guys': Putting the 'Moral' into Moral Enhancement
- 8: Molecules and Morality
- 9: Moral Progress and Moral Enhancement
- 10: Mind Reading and Mind Misreading
- 11: The Safety of the People
- 12: Persons or Machines
- Acknowledgements
- Index
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One strength of the book is that it is rich with fruitful and overlapping questions about the nature of morality and moral education. It provides a treasure chest of questions for those looking for research programs to develop on the topic. Some of the main questions Harris examines are urgent and pressing social and ethical problems. Daniel Moseley, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
